Monthly Archives: February 2010

This cute baby set used to be a tshirt. Really. We had a t-shirt that no one could wear, so we made a baby hat, a baby bib and a burp cloth. Melany added the applique’s for a stylish look. … Continue reading →

Today’s re-purposing project answers that age old question: What do you do with dryer lint? Well, you make pillows, of course. Simply use it in place of poly-fill to stuff a pillow sewn from your favorite fabric.  It took about … Continue reading →

From plain old jacket to beer jacket. Have you seen those really pretty wine bottle holders? Well, they are a perfect gift for a lady. But we have a couple of guys who really like beer. So, Melany took an … Continue reading →

Today’s re-purposing project: pin saucer. I (Carol) happen to have more saucers than cups from my wedding dishes (3 kids, go figure). By hot gluing a strong magnet on the bottom of a saucer, we now have a handy dish … Continue reading →

Our final curtain re-purposing project (for the time being) comes from Melany. For Christmas, she turned some old (and by “old” I mean, not used anymore), kitchen curtains into adorable pajamas for Ava and her favorite doll. She made the … Continue reading →

Curtains Here is another way to refresh old curtains. By cutting off the bottom of the curtain and sewing on a contrasting fabric you have a new look.  Melany used an old bed skirt for her contrasting fabric.

Curtains Instead of buying new curtains try refreshing some that you already have.  We took some plain cream colored curtain panels and gave them a new look by adding a stenciled design.  Fabric paint or wall paint, a stencil, and … Continue reading →

A curtain re-purposing success story. When we had our sewing day at the Foundry, our friend, Becky, brought in some valances she wanted to re-purpose. She is a novice sewer, but with a little help she transformed the valances into … Continue reading →